001ing boardroom district office 570 GTO Galindo uh Rio Rico, Arizona. May we please stand for the pledge, Mr. Beach, will you do us the honors? Yes. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Um I will do the roll call for today. Uh Miss Alma de la, Mr. um Ven Guerrero, Mr. Rene Ramirez, absent. And Mr. Brad Beach present and I'm present. We have a quorum. Okay. Next thing subject adoption of the agenda. Mr. Verdugo. I have no recommended changes. Thank you. Okay. No changes. Um call to the public. No, we have to approve it. Okay. Uh motion to approve the agenda as presented. So move. Second.
002Second. Okay. And all those in favor say I. I. All those opposed, nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Sorry. Uh called to the public. Mr. Okay. None whatsoever. Okay. We will continue with the presentations. Part one. Uh Miss Susan uh Phobian's retirement recommendation. Mr. V. Recognition. Recognition. Recognition. Recommendation for her not to leave. Voting on it. We're gonna vote that you don't I'm just kidding. Thank you. Um, so wanted to recognize Miss Hog for her 16.5 years of service uh as on the school board. She was I'm very biased because she was one of the the people that was on the board, one of the board members that hired me uh 11 years ago, 12 years ago now. So she was the last one standing of of those original board members. Um, and we know
003just like any other um, profession in education, it it takes a toll. Um, and so, you know, especially as a board member, you have a lot of tough decisions to make. She's been through the ups and downs of our district, but where our district is is at today has a lot of influence from Miss Fog. Um, and so I wanted to thank her for all of her support, her contributions to our district. um including visiting all the school sites and and doing those type of things and being visible. Um and I was joking. I was trying to find the picture but I couldn't find it. But I have a picture of after I was named the superintendent her bringing a cake to Calabasas to celebrate with the staff there. Know she remembered that. But I
004was looking for that picture and I unfortunately I couldn't find it. Cool. Um, but again, just wanted to say thank you uh to Miss Hobia and we have a basket for her as well as a plaque. Um, and I know the board will be able to ask some questions and then she may have a few parting words of course. Of course. But again, we wanted to recognize her for her her many years of service. Mhm. There's a basket. Go. We'll need some chair. We'll need some. Thank you. I know we all want out as soon as possible. Very short. It has been an absolute pleas Oh yeah to serve on this board for these past years. I've had three different superintendent. Lord knows a real mix of board members that have come and gone. Some
005great but it's a board. So what are you going to do? We're elected. Uh, the reason why I ran for the board was because I was meeting in the Dallas Unified School District and every board meeting day, the whole district was in a state, an absolute state, because nobody knew what would happen that night. And I just kept thinking, why does it have to be that way? There's an agenda. this is but you know we'd watch the televised and there'd be just craziness and um so I thought well you know I I can conduct a business meeting and participate so I thought I'll just run for the Santa Cruz and and again that's I I just believe that it should be done decently and in order and it's all about the students and you know
006serving on this board has been just an opportunity to get to know the district better and the community and it truly it was never on my bucket list and I certainly didn't have an agenda but it's just something that I found to be service and I had to be prepared and I always tried to know exactly what was going to be discussed and u just thank everyone for that opportunity. So I um have lots of things I'll be doing. It's It's not like it's cruising off until some kind of oblivion because my dance card already seems to be pretty full. So, I thank you all so much for having tolerated me all these years. And uh thank you all. I know that you continue to do well. Be very careful who you vote for when
007voting for the school boards. A meeting law exists. I know that Alma will be a real trooper on that too. Make sure that people just, you know, talk for a couple minutes and not 20 or 30. So with that again, thank you all. Miss Alma, before you go, the the board may have she have something to say. Okay. Sure. And I know that Miss Alma was in a different area when she was uh here. So any any words for her, Miss Emma? Yes, of course. Of course, I just want to extend my heartfelt uh gratitude for your years of service to this uh school board and most importantly our students and staff and and you understand the the work and it just wish you the best and whatever it is that that's on your dance
008card. Thank you, Mr. Ben Guerrero. Yeah. Thank you so much for 100 years. I mean, 16 years is a long time, right? And uh Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It takes it takes commitment, effort, you know, and and it takes a lot to be on a board as I'm learning as you're discovering. Yeah. Absolutely. So, uh it's appreciated member of the community. Thank you so much, Mr. Mr. Beach. Yeah. Susan, thank you for your years of service and the lasting impact that you had on our district, our schools, you know, our community. Uh, it's greatly appreciated. Uh, when I was board president, she had so much so much experience. It was always hard for a new board president because I'd go, you know, motion to amend the amendment and I'd always look at Susan and she smiled.
009It was like, I got it right. And then if I I got it wrong, she'd be like, then I go, Dave, help me out. So, uh, no, thank thanks for keeping us on the straight and narrow, and I I wish you the best of, uh, luck in retirement or whatever you're going to do. And thank you for all you've done for this district. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Me, too, Miss Phobia. And um, thank you for taking me under your wing and for um, you know, for letting me know, you know, again, I go with what he says. you know, it's like I always look over there and see if I'm, you know, cuz it's it's something that's so new to us, you know, as you know, I've never done anything like this in my
010life ever, you know, besides the teaching and all that stuff, you know, and you know, and you're so knowledgeable, you know, with all of you with everything that you've done, you know, and I really appreciate every time that you would give us a little bit of a insight, you know, and tell us really that's not what we're supposed to do and oh my god, it really we're not supposed to say that, you know, and so I really appreciate that that you, you know that you were very interested in the fact that you wanted to keep things legal first of all, you know, and on the right track and, you know, and all that stuff. So, I really appreciate it and we're really going to miss you and we're going to miss your insight. You you
011never know. We might give you a phone call once in a while and tell you what do I do here, right? So, but anyway, but I wish you all the luck in the world, okay? With whatever it is that, like Alma said, you know, your little dance card has, you know, I hope you travel. I hope you see the world. I hope you do everything that your heart desires and I wish you all the luck there. Thank you so much for everything. Do I move on? Moving on to uh uh number B. Mr. Dominic Armo, ASA Elementary rookie principal of the year recommendation. Mr. Verugo, Mr. Lopez, can you help? Take care, Susan. Again, thank you for um for today. I wanted to recognize Mr. Aro um our Mountain View principal. Um when ASA um
012out their annual awards for whether it be uh ASA principal of the year uh there was an award that we saw that we thought oh this is we we have this hands down and sure enough we did win it. Good. Good. Um Mr. Armyo has been exemplary um in his first two years. And so the award is is the ASA rookie principal of the year for those principles that are in their first three years. Um and have made a big difference in their school site. Um and Mr. Mino came in and Mountain View was a still a a good school and they were a B, but he took them to an A in his first year. And so um I know that there's a lot of pressure to maintain that that A. Um but beyond
013the the letter grade itself, he's done a great job of creating a culture where teachers want to be, where students want to be. Um where families want to be. Um you look at his his family engagement nights and things like that, they're packed with with families wanting to be there. Um, and so he continues to to be uh an exemplary principal for us and we're very happy that he's part of our team and we're very happy that ASA recognized him as the Arizona School Administrator's rookie principal of the year. speech speech, you know, he's got he's got a lot of family. Oh, definitely. Good. No, so thank you. I mean, I it was I thought it was just an honor to get sort of nominated, you know, and then I received the phone call and
014I was I was stunned. It was a Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. So, me mentally, physically, I'm already drained. I was like, you know, is this for real? Um, and then as soon after I called Whitney, called my better half and she uh she was totally excited and thrilled for what just happened. So then it clicked for me. I was like, "Oh yeah, wait, hold on a sec." You know, this is real. Um, so no, it is it is an honor and you know, you know, I thank I thank I thank Whitney for her support, my family and everything. Yeah, because uh they've done a lot. They've done a lot over these past couple years and the support I have here in this room, everybody here. Um, we are one big family and I I
015appreciate this guy. So, thank you so much. Thanks. Mr. I don't know if you remember me, but I was the office director of the school secretary at Rio High School when you were a student there. I remember you and I remember you very well and I remember you because you were always a very polite, respectful young man. you were I could tell that you were very uh wellliked by your peers and I remember your kind face and um well because you have a kind face I know heart and kindhearted people become educators and you are you became an educator and then see what you have done with mountains and I know you did that because of your kind heart because kind heart people kindhearted people I'm sorry um always think for the other person. They're
016not selfish. They they think of the the well-being of the students, the staff, your community. And by receive, you're proven that by having received this uh so I'm I'm very proud of this. Thank you, Mr. Guerrero. Yeah, Mr. Miko, congratulations. What an accomplishment. um you know, keep keep at it and uh you know, go work. Thank you, Mr. Tribe. Yeah, it's always great to see one of our former students uh you know, come back to our district and uh receive such an honor of that. Uh I I never had the the kind faces of my class. Always gave me the the sweat hog bunch can handle. No, first and foremost, I want to thank your parents. Uh parents, uh thank you for raising such a an outstanding young individual. Uh I know as parents when
017you see your your uh son grow up to to be a principal or to succeed, you can sleep well at night. So uh thank you for raising such a an outstanding individual. So I want to thank your parents and uh Dominique thank you for everything that you do for our district. Yep. You just there you go. Thank you for everything you do for our district. Uh your teachers are seen, your teachers are heard, your students are seen, heard, your community. So keep it going and expect another A. Absolutely. No pressure. Okay. No pressure. Good job. Good job. Uh same thing, you know, everything that everybody says cuz I I met you too when you were up in high school. You know, he was my uh he was running with my son and you know, and
018just you know, again, you know, from high school and I remember I got pictures, okay? And I got video to prove it too. So anyway, but yes, congratulations to your parents for for raising such a such a fantastic, you know, individual human being. And you can tell right away like when we go and visit the schools, okay, you know, where the where the teachers and the students respect, you know, the their principal and their people in the office and their, you know, and and you can feel that right away. I mean, the vibe that you have when you go into uh Mountain View, it's just one of that of friendliness, of, you know, of togetherness, of, you know, of being, you know, that you're not just anybody that's going in there. You know that the
019people that go in there, you know them already. You know, they're they're part of our family, okay? And all that. And one of the things that I just want to mention is that I don't know if everybody knows, but they might know it, okay? when he was a little boy, he went to Mountain View and you know how the bricks are on the floor. His name is on there when you were a kindergartener, right? Or something there. Yeah. Yeah. But his name is on there. Okay. That is how you know I mean that school is his, you know, it's like and and you're doing a fantastic job. Thank you so much for everything that you do for our kids and for our teachers and our community. You know, you're very very very much. I mean,
020before we let you go, probably need to at least uh say who your parents are. Yes. Thank you. Yeah. So, we have uh So, we have my dad and my mom. Um they're actually retired from Mountain View. Yes, they are. I hadn't seen your dad in years. Evelyn, Mr. Beach would like to say something else. I'm sorry. Yeah. I got to give your wife a shout out. This is our I know as principles you guys work long hours and for her support uh she she's part of this award also. Oh yeah. And what a great role model for your uh children also. Yes. Yes. Yeah. That is very very much so. Congratulations. Congratulations. All righty. Moving on. Number three is executive executive session. uh the county uh treasurer matters. Um Mr. Vugo, please. Yes. All
021righty. Okay. Um, the notice is hereby given to the general public that the governing board of the of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District number 35 may vote to hold an executive session for discussion or consultation for legal advice with its attorneys and or for discussion or consultation with its attorneys to consider to consider a position and instruct its attorneys regarding county treasur litigation. and related matters. The governing board attorneys may participate in p in person, virtually or by telephone. Going. Okay. Motion to convey to executive session in conference room number 125. Second. Yeah. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed? Nay. Okay. Eyes have it. Uh motion passes. We will convey to room 125. Thank you. Second motion. Somebody so moved something. I seconded. You said okay. So, okay.
022Uh, so moved. Sorry. Sorry. Uh, um, second in favor. All those in favor say I. All those opposed? Nay. Uh, motion carries. All righty. Uh, number four, presentation part two, superintendent report. Mr. Verdugo. Thank you. Um, just wanted to acknowledge uh our teachers that came to work after the the summer started uh for and our administrative team uh for our leadership academy. Spent uh two days working and getting ready for next year already. So, I appreciate all of the work by Zia and the TLA office and and her team putting that together and working on that. And then also this last week uh we had the teaching the event the summer event u which is another uh time for teachers to come in and prepare for next year. So uh TLA has been working hard
023for two weeks. So I appreciate all of their their efforts and the teachers time. Um I tried to help but I don't think I was very much of a help making omelets on Friday. I am not a chef. So, but I enjoyed trying to make scrambled eggs. Yeah, I made skillets. That that was more of my role there. But, um also want to uh thank all of the the teachers and and um and the students that are doing summer school as well as um the teams as I see out there. Um it's just great to see all the summer work that's happening out there from the weight room to the fields uh to the gym and all the teams competing. Then also want to thank Audrey and the the pools for our first summer opening
024of the the swimming pool. It's been great to see. I drove by there and see the the parking lot packed and all the the kids in the pool um swimming lessons. I think at one point we had 270 or more registered 360 now. 360 now for swim lessons. So, um, so definitely something that I know the community is supportive of and we're very happy to to have them, uh, utilizing the pool this summer. But that's it. Thank you. Okay. Very, very good. Um, let me see our moving on our, um, governing board report. Uh, Miss uh, Alma, um, look at your report other than just state the fact that I'm very appreciative for having given the opportunity to serve on the board and I'm looking forward to working with all of you, administration and students
025and staff. [Laughter] Alma's very well known. So yes, and and I and I was supposed to make that part of my super and I forgot that note. So I apologize. But one welcome to the board. Uh I know the board members will be welcomed. But for those of the community that may not know, uh she she started when she was like 12 years old working in school districts, has over 35 years of experience working out a press release some point. Uh I think all of her years of service in various roles not only in our district but the the neighboring district as well. Um and so she has a lot of uh experience as well as being the board secretary. She's very well verssed on many of the trainings that the board has gone through
026um having gone through the trainings herself. So welcome. Yes. Uh Mr. Guerrero. Nothing to report. Thank you. Mr. Beachch. Yeah. Welcome aboard Alma. Uh yeah, we go back a long ways and I know uh we've seen this district grow from a a dirt football field to you know split high school with I think it was a middle school. Yes. So yeah, you know our school district and uh you're definitely an asset to this board. So welcome aboard. Um yeah, thanks to all the teachers, uh principles, custodial staff, uh community members that this past month with the graduations, with uh all the events going on, it took a team effort. So kudos to you guys and I appreciate your hard work and uh I know Miss Brown uh this is your busy month, I believe. So
027continue doing what you're doing and hopefully the others uh take a well needed uh breather. a well needed rest this summer and enjoy. I think your break's coming up pretty soon. Love you guys. Megan's like, "No, no." Yeah, yours is. Thank you guys for all you did this past month. Yep. Yep. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, one last thing. Go ahead. We had a rare role pitcher, right, for the UVA. Yeah. So, yeah. So, Rais kudos to him representing Rio Rico. I know we won uh one of the tough matches to get us up and uh there's also two I'm not sure from our community or Rico that were playing for South Mountain. I think they made it all the way to the semis. So we're putting out some great baseball players here.
028So keep up the good work. Absolutely. That's what I was going to say. Okay. But yeah, thank you. You see he's he always steals my thunder. What can I say? No, I'm just kidding. No. Yeah. Again, you know, welcome Alma. You are like everybody says, you know, Mr. said, "You've been here for so many years, okay? We've known each other for forever and ever and um and you are a huge asset to our district. I really believe that uh because of all of your knowledge that you're going to be coming in and, you know, and sharing with all of us, you know, and stuff and uh and uh we're very happy to have you. Really, we really really are. And uh anything you need and we call people, you know, them." Okay. Um, also it's
029like, you know, the the students, teachers, the uh administrators with the with um the summer school and everything that's happening right now. It's like kudos to everybody. And Miss uh uh Padilla, you know, all of your hard work with all of your people that you that you always do. And uh um you know, some of these um meetings or the little conferences that you guys are having have been, you know, very um positive, you know, for a lot of the teachers I've heard from all of them and stuff. And then the pool, Miss Audra. Okay. I thought it was only like 300 kids that have that. That was the last time that somebody said the count. Okay. And you can tell with all of those kids the fun that they're having. And I know that
030there's a lot of people that have been asking because you we have um uh like for the kids, okay, we have like lessons and stuff, but there's a lot of parents that are asking, well, what about, you know, for adults and well, call the district office, you know, and I know that they've been calling, you know, because, you know, to get the adults, you know, something that we really don't think about. We always think about the kids and then we're like, hey, that's true. You know, maybe some of the parents would like to come in and and do that. So, you know, I think that's excellent. That has been like the the roar, okay, of the of the of our community is how much the kids are enjoying our facilities and everything. Okay. So, uh
031that was like another thing. So, I was also very fortunate to be able to go last week to uh Flagstaff for the ASBA um um conference. And I again why I always you know talk about them because I think I get a lot out of it you know and that we had really really good uh guest speakers and stuff and I came back and I was talking to Miss Lunderville about a program that in one of the you know the sessions that I went and it has to do with the absentee. Well, lo and behold, thank God, you know, Miss Lunder is always on top of things as well. and she has sent all of the information to our principles, okay, about helping about this program that will help us, okay, with uh making sure
032that we touch everything and or at you know about the attendance for our kids because it's something that is happening and again and they continue to stress I mean it started way before but it really got bad during the co you know epidemic or whatever and people just kind of thought well you know the kids can just do it at home. Okay? And that's not the way it works anymore. It was the way it worked that before because they couldn't go into the classroom. But just because the kids have a computer, they still need that one- on-one that now is not offered, you know, in the because it's no longer like a like a distance learning program or anything. So anyway, but these uh this asperville sent it to all of the the principles. Okay?
033If you guys need any help, let me know, okay? I really would like to help you guys if there's anything that we can do because I think it's a it is a a chronic problem that we have and I know that things are changing and I don't and I know that it's going to be affecting us in a very negative way if it continues to be as bad as it has been. Okay? So, really, I'm letting you guys know the principles, call me. you need me to go to their houses, you need me to do something, or if there's anything that I can do, you know, make copies or whatever. Okay? I'm I'm here to help. Okay? And thank you very much for everything. Thank you, Mr. Thank All righty. So, moving on the policies,
034uh, information, discussion, actions, um, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District policies. Mr. Nougal, thank you. I'm going to go and turn it over to to Dr. Lovo. Um there is some policy updates due to legislation and other items that that we need to update this evening. Um but I'm going to allow Dr. Linderville to go through um those that we need to address as well as some of our own that are nonrelated to legislature such as the dress code. I know we wanted to update that but we were talking president members of the board um buckle up. This might be a meeting. I apologize. Um Andre, if you can open the other Um, [Music] there's another code of conduct, but there should be one. [Music] Go back one. That's it. All right. So, um if
035it if it pleases the president, I'll go ahead and go through the easier um um policies and we can discuss and then um if we can motion and approve them as we complete them so then we're not trying to do one big giant motion at a time and it gets confusing if that's okay. Yes. Um so the policy is policy 1401. This is an existing policy. You'll scroll down Audra please to page two. You can scroll down please. This is an existing policy and you can see that the changes are in bold. They're very um simple. Um there is a requirement under ARS um that parents and legal guardians that we um access that we make information accessible to parents and families through our website um through our school handbook, things like that. That is
036the only change to this policy. Um there's also a strike through on copies. We don't have to provide them with copies, but we have to make the policies available. So that's the only change to policy 1401. Um and this one does require um the recommendation would be to Okay. So then the recommendation actually would be motion to accept and improve policies 1-401 parent. Huh? Just 1401. Okay. Not parent legal guardian. Yes. the meeting. It's parent legal uh guardian rights in education. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Uh motion passes. Next. Um the second policy, if you can just stay on the same form you were on and scroll down to policy 3.03, technology. Um appropriate use of technology is a policy that already exists. Now, we're
037going to talk specifically about cell phone use a little later on, but the recommended changes to this policy include that we shall restrict the use of um personal devices during the school day and that students shall be permitted to use wireless communication devices during the school day as specifically authorized, which we're going to talk about in the procedure later. Um and and that that's the main change. You can also scroll down and see that child pornography um was stricken um and they changed the language there. Uh furthermore, they added that we shall restrict access to social media platforms during the school day. Um and then on page two of the same policy, um we are required to notify parents annually or upon revision of our policy um or our procedure. Uh and the way that
038we do that um in our district is through the use of our handbook and our handbook acknowledgement form. Um and anytime we do make changes, we do u make those changes available online and then we also require that parents and students acknowledge um the handbook and those changes. Yeah. And just to to follow up, we were already as Mr. Beach asked earlier, we were compliant with the the state regulation already from what the board had approved previously. Uh so it's really just uh minor updates for us because it's it follows pretty much the same rule that we had in place. We have had in place. All right. So recommended uh recommended action motion to accept and improve the policies 3-403 technology. So moved. So moved. Okay. Second. All those in favor say I. I. I.
039All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Okay. Motion passes. Next. We'll make a pile over here. Okay, if you could scroll down to the next policy, Audrey. Uh 4204 mandatory reporting. Um this is a big one. Um however, our um our policies have been in compliance since the statute changed. If you'll recall, I came to you all in January requesting to make this change. The main and it does involve the governing board. So, as you can see, governing board members under the statute were not specifically listed prior to the last legislative session as mandatory reporters. Um, we have always globally considered you a mandatory reporter because if you read the general definition that was in place prior to um in our opinion, you met that that definition for a number of years. Our district has
040always um trained the governing board. you know, how you have to do the safe schools training and mandatory reporting. You've always been included in that. Um, it also um goes on to talk about um all of the abuse reports which um are fairly um mundane and and similar to what you're used to reading. Um it also talks about reportable offenses that are um defined in ARS 133620. And then it also talks about who you have to report that to it. I just was waiting to see if anyone had I couldn't tell if each had a question. Not a question. So I'm writing up down. All right. Okay. Recommend rush you guys through them. No. Okay. Recommended action. Motion to accept and approve policies 4-204 uh mandatory reporting. So moved. Second. Second. Okay. All those in
041favor say I. I. I. All those opposed, nay. Eyes have it. Uh action uh motion passes. The next policy pertains to student records 5303. Um the um Arizona Department of Libraries has issued new requirements. Um and this policy addresses that. Um you can see the policy has very minor changes. Primarily, if you go to the bottom of page two, we are required to disclose to families and give them the option to opt out of directory or identify. Um, this policy just um identifies what directory information is um and how it can be used. It also expands the scope of what is called um there there are certain individuals who have an educationally relevant need to know information which means we don't need the parents um consent to release that information. In many cases that would
042be if a student was in distress and we needed to access information to provide to law enforcement or things like that. One thing that is changing that um is important to note is that we no longer um school resource officers who are not our employees um are no longer eligible to have access to that information unless we specifically list them um as such in in our policy um and or I'm sorry in our in our hand in our FURPA handbook. Um and so our district will allow law enforcement to have access to that record. Um, however, we are making them fill out forms to obtain that information so that we have a record that we provided it. What we'll get a lot of times are individuals who have violated probation and probation will come in
043and want us to provide them with the student demographic information and technically we're not we're not obligated to that. Um, but this does allow us to say no and it also allows us to say yes if there's a point and I can answer any questions. Um, any changes are um just related directly to statute to this statute. I have no Okay. Recommended action uh motion to accept and approve policies 5-303 student records. So move. Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed, nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Um, and Audrey, if you can go to our student code of conduct 5305. It was that one. There you go. If you can scroll down, it should be red. I apologize. There was an additional um Yeah, that one. We were just on
044that one. No, it's the that one. You can scroll down. All right. So, um this we are going to be talking about um our student code of conduct a little bit um further um in procedures. But um while we're while we have the the ability to, I wanted to talk about prohibited attire and headgear um under the dress code. This is currently what the board approved and is in our handbooks from last year. I think the bottom says July 2024. Um but yeah, so we wanted to go ahead and open up a conversation to talk about uh revisions, possible changes. I know that there were um I know that there were several comments made about different students uh non-gender specific wearing tube tops and they said well it says in the policy that um undergarment
045areas well they just aren't wearing well if you but if you do look at the policy it says exposes the wearer's midripr undergarments or undergarment areas It does not say that they can take off their undershirt or their bra and and expose it. That is an area that that I would I would consider this policy to cover that. Um I I know that the high school and middle school principles are here. If there's anything specific, it doesn't it doesn't seem to be as big of an issue at the elementary level. Middle school, they still wear uniform. Um, we have tossed around that discussion of bringing uniforms K12. I don't think we're quite ready to go that route yet, but um, we we we have as a team kind of discussed what that that would look
046like. One major change that we will that we that I would like permission to add is that all students and and then also staff, but all students are required to have wear their ID. um that currently is not in the policy and I'd like to request that if the board is comfortable with that that we can put that idea is required. I principles Yeah. I'm sure you guys discussed it. Yes, sir. Yeah, I'm comfortable with I am too. What about you, Mr. Are you comfortable with the IDs? Yes. I think it's something that's really important and and one of the things that we are having issues like every time that we've gone to like to the high school like we've said you know the middle school again it's not that much of a problem you
047know once in a while or whatever but the high school yes you know that thing about the you know the two tops or or the backless you know attire I mean some of the girls even wear like like bikini tops and they say that oh no this is allowed you know and we're like no it's not allowed you know and stuff and and I know that the people like you know like you know like um the people that are that that are the administration are having issues because according to them there's kind of like it doesn't say specifically what we want it to say you know and and that is why they're having issues up to the board if if you want to change the language. So right now it says the wearer's mid undergarments
048or undergarment area which would include shoulders shoulders. Uhhuh. Uhhuh. If if you but the the problem with getting specific is that if you want to get specific we can but then they'll find another they'll find another loophole somewhere else. Yeah. A better idea on how to convey that message. I don't know if the only thing I know that the halter tops I think if you want to specifically say no halter or two tops or two top that I don't know do you have any do we have any feedback from you Mr. Um, Lopez, now that you're going to be bombarded with all of that, well, say I'm in process of finishing the transition. So, I can tell you firsthand the experience because I haven't been there last two years. So, I feel that it's important
049to use the conversation, the feedback that's been giving to provide in essence what I mean the spirit of all these is what provides the best learning environment for our students, right? Yeah. feels that this is something and it helps in that process. Yeah, I would always be, you know, Yeah. And that's one of the things that we want to do. We want to make things easy for you guys, you know, th those of you that are doing the discipline part. Okay. Because, you know, the people that are doing the discipline part right now they're, you know, it's it's frustrating for them because a student will come back and say, "Well, it doesn't say it. Look what it says." And they'll take out their, you know, their their, you know, their what is it? the the
050yeah the agenda and whatever and then they'll show them and then it's like it's kind of like a a losing battle and is I know that it's very frustrating for the administrator when you know you've got the student there and you've got you know sometimes the parents and they say it's you know it's not she can wear that because it says there that you can and it's just you know we want to be able to you know to support you know every aspect of it in order for it to not to get to that point you know where that's what it says and this is the way it is and this is the way I understand it so you need to understand it the same way again that's educating the parents again and the students
051I mean because well you know they'll find a way you know like he says you know I like the way it's written and I think the the first uh line dress code dressing appearance appearance shall not present health or safety uh what problem cause disruption to the education the disruption to the class. Uhhuh. So, if somebody comes with a a tube the tube top, the principal has the authority to say, you know what, this is showing a little bit too much. It's going to disrupt the educational uh process. So, here's a rear Rico Hawk shirt. You got to wear this today. Yeah. You know, so I I think that covers a lot of the gray area, you know, and we and uh I like the way the other stuff is written. So, yeah, it's pretty
052common sense. We did spend a significant amount of time to try to be broad but specific. I know. I know. Yeah. And you get into trouble when you say things like that. You do get in tr and then you get into the point of well that's only targeting girls or you know whatever and you know and you get into this you know this big thing and we don't want to get there. Okay. We want it to be as you know as you know as clear as possible without having to resort to anything you know more legal or whatever. I mean I I feel like it it comes down a little bit to Mr. Lopez and his administrative team coming to some consensus on what is and what isn't what is and what isn't. Um and
053and I think I think the policy allows for that. Um there are specifics that the board wants. We definitely No, no, no. That's fine. I mean, again, we don't want to make it harder on on them. But, you know, but it is, you know, very, you know, it's really disappointing. You know, when you go into the classroom and then you've got the kids, oh, but I got my shirt here. I've got my blouse here. And I'm like, why did you have it in there? You knew that this was not, you know, that this was not appropriate for you to bring it. And you know and that's where we have and again you know one of the things that is going to have to happen is teacher buyin also because the teachers are the ones that
054are going to have to say and again and I know as a forward you know how frustrating it gets to the point where you're the only one that's saying something and the rest of the you know 90 teachers nobody says anything and by the time you get to that student it's the end of the day and the well so and so and so and so and so you become the bad teacher you know or you become the you know the the person that you know that that the mean one or whatever. But but again, okay, I like it too. I think it's fine. I think it's again, we just it's going to take, you know, again, you know, for the administration to be able to, you know, to come to a consensus within them and
055as long as they, you know, find it that that is correct and, you know, then it's fine. And the headgear is banned unless they have a medical. Uh no, we allow them, we have to allow them under the statute to wear headgear outdoors. Okay. Because it right there it says headgear may uh be worn outdoors only unless there is a medical need to fix that. Yeah. So that's saying that headgear is be worn outdoors. Good. I'm glad to No, I just need to to put outdoors. Period. students require any and I would like the principles especially doggo you going up there because again last time when we were doing our walkounds uh there was a couple kids that had the little M16s on the side lettering it's just you know that that's inappropriate I don't
056mind rear reco hats like I said with principles I wish we just do school gear uh but just keep an eye on that because if it's is a problem at the high with them uh sort of wearing the Nordia, you know, drug trafficking stuff on the hats. I we need to put a stop to that. So, keep an eye on that though. And I think we specifically added that um the headgear may not any of the stuff in section A, which is right above it, because they were there were a number of um like the cartel Yeah. things floating around for a while and not in class, right? I know that it it the the way that there's a common missing. So, it said headgear may be worn outdoors only unless there is a medical
057documentation stating they need to wear the hat all the time, even indoors. That's very rare. We have a couple of students with conditions that they have cooling pieces inside of this like hat that's like ice that does something. I don't they have paperwork for that. But I think that's the message we were trying to convey. they only maybe worn outside. Um I have personally noticed that students have been taking we had to remind of them a lot of times but before they would just walk through buildings with their hats on. may have noticed that that that's something that the high school worked on this year where they're taking them off when they go in the gym um during the room um during times when a lot of our students didn't even know outdoors that they
058need to take their they should take their hat off for the pledge or for the it's just things we needed to teach them. Um but I do feel like that's improved. Um, I'm not as sure about the messages that are on the hats, but I know taking them on and off and using them really has improved some program. Is it Does it say anything there about the earbuds? We're gonna get technology. That's that's but this was just specific because our number 16 dress and appearance is going to appear differently on the trust recommendation because I have to go back in and make the changes that the board is requesting um specifically for dress and appearance. the current um recommendation from the and I'll show that to you um is extremely um it it just says
059you have to wear shoes it's not specific so but but this number 16 is specific to the board's okay okay so okay so then recommended recommended action uh motion to accept and approve policies 5-305 Student uh code of conduct as presented. So move. So moved. I don't know. You want to do a second? Second. Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. I. All those opposed nay. Okay. Motion passes. Okay. So now we're going to move back to that other um and what we're going to talk about now are procedures. The governing board does not need to approve these procedures. However, we wanted to review them with you and get your input. One because they involve cell phone use, the other because they involve mandatory reporting profile all those procedural pieces of. So, the
060first one um second, let me get myself I had these all in order and now I mixed them all up again. Um 343A is technology [Music] I can see far away and I can't see close up. So, I have to like put these on to see where she is. And what slide is that slide? Because I got the presentation. I've got it here too, but I don't know which one is it. Does it say the slide number? One. Is it one? First one. Oh, this is not in the trust, right? Okay. All right. So, specifically form 3 403A is our acceptable use form for students. Um, it includes, if you'll go to page two, the information on wireless communication devices. You're going to see cell phones and wireless communication devices referenced in multiple polic procedures
061that we're going to review right now. Um the first is that um students are restricted regarding the use of district provided and or personal wireless communication devices during the school day and must adhere to district restrictions regarding of wireless communication devices. What that means is that they may we provide students with devices but they also must adhere to the rule. So they can't be texting on their device that we give them or instant messaging. all those things have to be um turned off. Um we we do have specific times that students are permitted to use wireless communication under the under the statute and we may want to talk about that a little bit. Um right now the power to use um communication devices for educational purposes is by statute is given to the teacher. Um,
062one major issue that we noticed when we went on our walkthroughs, um, specifically at at the high school is that certain teachers were adhering to that telephone policy and others were not. Um, and district administration is working with the high school administration to understand that that's not a a not acceptable um, response. Students should not have earbuds in and they should not be on their phones. Now, there are signs and we've all talked about this. Internet has been extremely reliable for us. We have not had the issues that we initially had. If you remember, Mr. Shadler showed you the fish and clogged up pipe and we fixed all that. Um, so in terms of students having access for educational purposes, they really shouldn't need to bring their phones out. Uh the TLA department has worked
063really hard to find educationally relevant apps that students can use to provide them with research information and opportunities. Um but we recognize and understand that enforcement of cell phone and earbud use in the classroom is is something that we're going to have to tackle with with the staff. Um we we recognize that early on. Um some teachers are very um strict about it. They even have like a location where students can leave their phones while they're learning. Um and then other times not so much. Um and we've all walked into classrooms like that, but Mr. Lopez is well aware that's something that we to address. Um the other section of the policy um talks about limiting communication or not limiting communication with parents. Um, our district is going with the stance that if a student
064has an emergency and they need to speak with their parent, we will make a place available for them to do so. Whether or not they step into a room and are allowed at that point to pull out their phone. That's up to the um right now that would be up to the administrator unless you want to change that. Um, or I can put specific language to designate an area with the phone. I I think it's in my opinion personally, it's they're going to have to pull their phone out because they're not going to remember the number. They're supervised and doing it for a reason. I I would say that would probably be okay. Um there are students who have um medical conditions, specifically our diabetic students. A lot of them monitor their sugar levels via
065their cell phone apps. Um those students, I already created the form. we're already working on. I I started this last year where they fill that out so that if they have their phone out, a lot of them check um you'll see them during after class. Sometimes if they start to feel strange or their phone go off um and and I gave them they they have forms on file that allow their alerts to go off on their phone so that are aware that that they have a condition that would require that. There's also language that talks about when kids are bringing their phones on our campus, they do so at their own risk. If other kids steal their phones, if their phones get lost, broken, whatever. Um, it also gives us some latitude. And if you
066recall in the past, I used to get really nervous about people taking the phones out of a kid's possession and then holding on to them for long periods of time because We've had multiple situations where I locked I locked it in the safe but then someone else went in the safe. Somehow the phone lost and then they're trying to file police reports and claims with Miss Brown and I about you know we need to replace their phone. There is language in here that smells them if we take it and we are not supposed to hold them over 24 hours. So, but if they do that in another district, that's up to them to talk about. The parent can pick it up. Um, after the first offense in our code of conduct, it's a suspension. They
067don't get all these like we're taking it for five month like no, they just start getting suspended or we're not going to control their property. They're just not going to and I think that pretty much summarizes um the technology pieces. There is information about AI in here. Um, it mimics exactly what talked about adding. Um, I asked we we didn't get this until fairly late. Um, but since it's a procedure, I just wanted the board to be aware that the statute on on AI and again this doesn't need to No, it doesn't need to be this are acceptable use of students. This is what parents are going to encourage. Questions? And one of the questions that I had is that do students still have to sign the form, you know, the the sheet or whatever
068that comes in the in their uh their agenda, their handbook or whatever and turn it into the office so that they that they say that they state, you know, that that they have read it and that they have gone. That's how that's how we track everything. So, um it's no longer a paper copy, Miss Foscus. We we moved to Oh, electronic. Okay. Um but what we're talking about having this year is one acknowledgement that covers all of everything. So, that and and we're translating it in both languages because I have had that come back. We're not required by law to translate for our community. We want our parents and our families to understand and to be on the same page. We're going to translate that doc. Thank you. And we're required to have both the
069students and the parents um acknowledge that and then during the school first 10 days of school, it's typically happens during language arts or ELA. Um handbooks are reviewed by those teachers. Okay. And the students again to answer any questions. Exactly. Okay. Okay. I was just wondering about that. No, that was a great question. Um, if we ever go to a hearing and we do not have that, we won't go to a hearing. I'll basically say like we're not going to hear. Um, but yeah. Um, so policy or procedure 4204. Um, we're almost done. I appreciate everyone hanging in there. I know these cumbersome. Um, 4204 is mandatory reporting and child abuse. This just talks about our procedure um that we include substitute teachers and we're um one nice thing that we um have going into
070next year is that we have someone who's going to be um responsible for training our substitutes. So we'll be able to make sure that those substitutes are getting that mandatory report and training. Um sometimes I think that's confusing and scary for them. Um, and given the number of alums that we have, we're going to um have a very specific um PowerPoint that that that person will be able to use to train them. Great. And I'm not going to I'm not going to go through every single procedure and read them unless the board would like me to do that. Um, student directory information 5303b talks specifically about how the district will look for friends and families to directors fura and how and who and when we can release that information. Parents are um parents are automatically
071opted in unless they choose to opt out. So if they don't want their picture in the yearbook or they don't want certain um their address released to uh colleges they can they can make that that choice. Um our parent leaison are responsible for maintaining and ensuring that any information that's posted on social media are not does not contain student images that are the top. it is a felony for us to post their picture if they do not. So we have to be really careful of that. Um 5305A student code of conduct. Um if you can go directly there we go. So this is the entire procedure um for our cell phone policies. And again um it it has all the definitions. So it defines a school date. People had asked um does it include passing
072periods, lunchtime? It does. A social media platform. It gives the definition of that. It also includes devices uh a definition of personal communication devices. So in our case it would include cell phones. It would include watches. It would include metaglasses. It would include um earbuds. It would include um wireless headphones. And it would include headphones not any sort of ear listening device not provided by the district. Um one thing I do think we might want to add are cameras because kids can purchase very small cameras and clip them and record and transmit that way as well. Yes. And and um the meta glasses, there's different versions of them. So I'm just going to put any kind of eyewear that may contain communication. Okay. And forget any tomorrow. I'll come up. Oh no. Yeah. Technology will
073advance by tomorrow. Any reason you think of some we can this is a procedure. This is a breathing working document. We can amend it. about ages can amended. Dr. on uh the previous one I said with the cell phones uh are not allowed during school and it gave it pretty pretty much like it was in uh it's not in the procedures it's in I think the policy if you could go to back to the polic no stay other tab that has the code of conduct perfect can you scroll down this is what we have just in the code of conduct Um I think that's what you were talking about Mr. B. Yeah. So that contradicts the permitted uses. So So which supersedes Why does it contradict? Because on uh the procedure it says permitted uses
074students shall be permitted to use wireless commun communication devices for educational purposes as determined by the students teacher or individual uh educational program. Uh I I thought we didn't have that in the procedure. if if they have an IEP and it specifically states that that they that they use their device for there are a number of students in this district who have their phone or iPad and it's a communication device. Um, and that's what I was talking about at the beginning. If we do not want a teacher to be able to allow students to utilize their devices, we need to make sure that they're enforc enforcing enforcing that piece. But it the educational purpose piece, if you go back to the policy, it outlines what um an educational purpose is. And it says if the
075district is already providing it, they don't need to use their person. We don't need to use the phone. So, we should take that out uh for because our students are provided with a district device. Yeah, but this is for cell phones right here. No, this is for all wireless communication, including cell phones. It would include Yes. that entire big definition I gave you before. So, so I would I would take specifically put the cell phone uh out of the classroom, out of the teacher's uh purview. because I I thought that as a board that we we had discussed that because that's going to give like when we did our our walkabouts. Yeah. Uh one teacher was sent behind the desk, there was about four or five cell phones out they were texting and asked one
076of the uh ladies to put it away. And that's where we get in trouble is when I allowed them to to use it for educational purposes. uh I didn't know she was uh on this or the five were you know and that that's where and that's where that that gray area gets involved when if it's not one or the other then you're going to have teachers you know a principal comes in why are they on these uh sites that they're not supposed to be well I told them it was educa you know they they told me it's for educational use only and I think as a board uh specifically stated That that was off the thing. It would just Can Can you go back to the um procedures? Um scroll down just a little bit.
077So permitted uses we could put students shall be permitted to use wireless communication provided by the district. I think the I can you're getting away from the they were done with work so I gave them free time to Yes. And we went into uh we went into classrooms and oh because they were doing really good today so I gave them free time on their phone. Well, and I I also think for Mr. Lopez and his staff, it just makes it easier. Uh when they go in and they see this that the teacher can't sort of gaslight him and said, "Well, it it was for educational. I I didn't know they were on these sites." Yeah. I think it's just cut and dry that we just get rid of them. in the state and our our
078governor has stated that she doesn't want them in our schools. Yeah. Yeah. I I I think by adding that sentence that that will clarify that. But what this what you're what we're talking about is the global use of w of all wireless communication. So the district provides it so they don't need a cell phone. Right. Exactly. And that's I think by adding that that line and I think that um with our staff personal cell phones aside from the first three right the IEPS. [Music] Yeah, that's I think that solves a lot. I think it that'll solve a lot of headaches for the administration. I will add that. Thank you. Because they all have devices anyway. Yes, everybody has a a district provider or one and like I mentioned before before it was an excuse about
079well the internet goes down. I don't believe we're having the same challenge had in the past. Yeah. That I'm that I'm aware of. Yeah. Um the rest of the policy talks about that we have to um provide them with a place that they may contact. Um I can't see where she's at. Can you go on page one, please? Right there. Students may contact um parents or guardians during the school day with the express written permission or with the express permission from a teacher. They can call the office. It it lists some examples to K8 really isn't impacted by this because we do not allow we have not allowed cell phones periods there for since I've been here. Um, but it does talk about restrictions specifically for K8 students. And then um 9 through 12, it
080talks about before school, after school, lunch breaks. Um, I'm going to take out lunches. We're going to take out all of that where there's no personal use of cell phones. However, during lunch and other times, does the board want to restrict the use of their of their district provided device? No. No. No. The personal the district's computer that they carry around or they they can do other nothing inappropriate. It's restricted, but the way that the policy reads up top, we need to be consistent with it in the procedure. That'd be fine because if if a teacher or an administrator suspects a student of of misusing a computer during lunch, all you got to do is contact Mr. Seor and say, well, Mr. Sor will contact the teach, you know, give me a readout on his
081last. They will. I know he will. And and there will be restrictions. It's not like they can go on Snapchat, FaceTime, and can't really do a whole lot. You turned off Google chat feature for our staff and our students a while ago because the adults were maybe using it in a way that we weren't real comfortable with either. Um, so there is no chat feature that I'm aware of. I guess there's no chat feature. I know there are ways that they can collaborate on projects through different apps that are educationally relevant. don't think there's a lot of but that's not a problem. I mean that that shouldn't be a problem because everything else that's not supposed to be there. Yeah, they email you know they get email but and one thing to note is that
082if students are using email inappropriately, Mr. Thompson gets an alert through Bark and we immediately start to investigate exactly kids who have made threats or spoken about parties or things and and flags it and sends them an email in I've heard that. That's the same for staff as well. if they are doing things that could potentially be a real battle plan. um consequences for non-compliance um on our um discipline matrix uh and our security at at the high school. Um again, this isn't as global as an empty um but they have taken cell phones from students, triggering them with the phone immediately to the office as to get the phone. Um and then after that it's a suspension. Um and I would be right with that. I think our issue is in the classroom teachers
083to work on need to work on educating them so they understand our expectations. Anything else for the procedure? No. Um the very last one and then we're all done with procedures for today. Um our police interviews. Um when a student is accused or suspected of a criminal act um in prior years, law enforcement could come on campus would reach out to the parents and allow them to interview um or provide them with information about our students whether it's on campus incident or off campus incident. Um, moving forward, um, we no longer will give them that access without following the appropriate protocol. Um, we request that law enforcement give us 20 minutes notice before they show up. They love to show up and just tell us we need this kid and they want to arrest them
084or question them. that those students are of ours um of their parent um and I think this just helps to ident um align a procedure in the law enforcement because sometimes you get ones who don't want to do anything and other times you get law enforcement um and I certainly am not saying anything negative. I just don't think they followed a procedure and that's something that that we struggled with where you know would take kids sign kids out and they have no authority to do so. Um just just this just helps kind of um eliminate any of that. Now do we do we give the probation and sheriff and police department a copy of the seizures? We we we have a meeting with them um multiple we have a training at the beginning of the
085year and then we have um we've struggled a little bit um with the current administration and the sheriff's office to have a regularly stand you know standing meeting. We used to have one every month every quarter. Um, I'm hoping that with the addition of our safety and security person uh last year that he'll be able to get those going. Fire, we have no we meet regularly with both fire departments. Um, open communication. We do drills. The sheriff's office is a little bit different. Um, so we're hoping that that will be able to have a stronger relationship. Another area that um we're working with the county on um this is outside of the policy but um there is not a truency officer in Santa Cruz County um and there have not been truency enforcement in it
086um at least the last 15 10 years that I 10 years I can say that I know of for sure. Um, in the past there was a packet. We would fill all that out, submit it to the county attorney's office, and then they would proceed um with either there there is a $350 fine occurrence that couldn't be much to a parent under the statute, but anyone to enforce that here. So, we're hoping that we can continue to work ourselves in the county together to address truency. Um, sometimes it's not our students fault. um it's their parents and sometimes that that fear of penalty can help them get here. So we are working on that. Um student just interviews by school staff. Again um we there there is a section in here that talks a little
087bit about that. We we can we can question students at will. We don't need any we don't need probable cause. We just we only need cause pro. We only need cause of the inception to search them. But to question them were their parent in the absence. we have no obligation to call the parent or no obligation to bring the parent in while always interviewing the student. Um we sometimes do that out of respect and you know depending on the issue but um this just further solidifies that that school districts now we cannot we do not interview our kids and law enforcement present once law enforcement has been given the information and is taken over we step out at that point in time and I tell our principles you know should not be in that real
088when law enforcement is questioning a student um they also at times will request all of our notes. Um and there is guidance um in the statute um not in this procedure specifically on what we can and cannot share with them. That's all I have with a lot. But thank you. No, no, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And it's always uh the safety and the well-being of our students that we're doing. And I will send out the final so you can see um the the changes also before it goes to the trust and all of those changes will be in the in the handbook and and on the website website and and updated on the policy wherever it's it will be our student codes of conduct and
089everything. We also bring back um our discipline and u matrix um to the board in October just for a review. Maybe at that point in time we can give each All righty. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So then moving on, that would be subject B. Uh to pro uh to propose and prioritize topics and possible dates and times for future board meetings. Mr. Verdum. So we do have our next meeting on June 24th. Um and there we've exhausted many of our future topics down there. So we we've hit a lot of them. So there's three left. But as items at the not at the moment. Not at the moment, Miss Mr. I have nothing either. I also because we have been getting a lot of them. These were a lot.
090Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Um, moving on. Consent agenda. Uh, subject approval of the consent agenda. Anybody any matter? Anybody have any like to Mr. Guerrero. I have nothing either. Okay. So then recommended action is motion to approve and accept and and ratify the consent agenda as presented. Second. So move. Did you say so? Okay. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed nay. Okay. Motion passes. And what else we have? And we are done. Right. Wow. And it is adjourned at 7:09. Thank you very very much.